Africa
Financial Inclusion Key In Improving Postal Services
Africa’s postal services regulator, UPU, has stressed on the need for member states to employ financial inclusion ensure that the
Read moreRia adds more Post partnerships to reach underbanked
62 percent of the world’s adult population have an account with a bank, financial institution, or mobile money provider. But
Read more«D’ici à 2030, les frais sur les transferts d’argent ne dépasseront plus les 3%»
Chaque année, l’Afrique perdrait près de 1,6 milliard d’euros. De quoi financer l’éducation dans 14 millions d’écoles primaires, améliorer le
Read moreMobiles speed up financial inclusion in Africa
A study of five countries in Sub-Saharan Africa reveals 63 per cent of respondents are unbanked, and 52 per cent use mobile money through agents.Twenty per cent of the population use mobile money services on a mobile phone, and half of these people are unbanked.
Read moreMás facilidades para el envío de remesas
La mitad de la población mundial no utiliza servicios financieros ni para ahorrar, ni para financiarse; de manera que, no debería sorprendernos que en 2014 los envíos de dinero a países en desarrollo ascendieran a más de 420.000 millones de dólares. Según el Fondo Internacional de Desarrollo Agrícola (FIDA) en 2014 se enviaron hacia y dentro de África más de 60.000 millones de dólares, lo que representa más del 5% del PIB para 12 países del continente africano.
Read moreAzimo Wins Award for Best Low Cost Remittance Service to Africa
Azimo, the digital money transfer service, today announced that it has been awarded the best low cost remittance service by Africa’s sixth annual Kalahari Awards.
Read moreWestern Union : Diaspora Remittances Can Spur Economy
At the beginning of this year I indicated that Zimbabwe must work very hard to raise national productivity in order to enhance national competitiveness. Undoubtedly, one of the stumbling blocks to raising productivity is limited finance or liquidity crunch.
Read moreTunisian post tests African digital currency market
Tunisia is the smallest North African country, with a population of 11 million. The world bank considers it an upper-middle-income country, with GDP of approximately $48.61 billion in 2014.
Read moreEuropean and African leaders vow to cut cost of remittances
European and African leaders will this week pledge to slash the cost of remittances, resulting in potentially huge savings for migrants who collectively send more than $586bn to their home countries each year.
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